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there is more trouble this evening for toyota. the transportation department is seeking the maximum civil fine allowable, more than $16 million. it says toyota knew it had a problem with sticky gas pedals in late september but did not tell the government until january. toyota is expected to appeal. now to the earthquake in baja, california. more than 300 aftershocks have been reported since the magnitude 7.7 quake hit yesterday. it was centered south of mexicali and felt in southern california and as far away as phoenix and las vegas. two people in mexico were killed. experts say the toll was minimal because the force of the quake moved northwest away from population centers. bill whitaker now from the california/mexico border. >> reporter: it was the most powerful earthquake to hit the border region in 18 years and it sent people in both mexico and california running from their houses. >> i was so scared for my life. >> reporter: really? you thought you were going to die? >> yeah. >> reporter: the heaviest damage was in mexicali,
there is more trouble this evening for toyota. the transportation department is seeking the maximum civil fine allowable, more than $16 million. it says toyota knew it had a problem with sticky gas pedals in late september but did not tell the government until january. toyota is expected to appeal. now to the earthquake in baja, california. more than 300 aftershocks have been reported since the magnitude 7.7 quake hit yesterday. it was centered south of mexicali and felt in southern california...
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in fining toyota $16.4 million, secretary of transportation ray lahood says toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations. worst yet, they knowingly hit a dangerous defect for months from u.s. officials. toyota responded saying we have already taken a number of important steps to improve our communications with regulators and customers on safety-related matters as part of our overall commitment to quality assurance. >> safety is first and they are going to have to obey the law. >> reporter: the law requires all automakers to tell the department of transportation within five business days if they find a defect. according to the d.o.t. toyota has known of a defect with sticky gas pedals since at least september 29th but nearly four months passed before toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles with faultily pedals. a week later toyota said it would fix the problem by modifying the pedals. 1.2 million have been repaired. toyota can afford to pay a penalty of $16 million, this fine will be costlier in terms of the company's efforts to rebuild consumer trust. toyota could face more fines f
in fining toyota $16.4 million, secretary of transportation ray lahood says toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations. worst yet, they knowingly hit a dangerous defect for months from u.s. officials. toyota responded saying we have already taken a number of important steps to improve our communications with regulators and customers on safety-related matters as part of our overall commitment to quality assurance. >> safety is first and they are going to have to obey the law....
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that's the fine the government is slapping on toyota. it's the biggest penalty ever issued by the transportation department against a car company. the reason? toyota took too long to tell the government about the defective gas pedals. dot says toyota new about the recall but didn't issue till january. over to maureen umeh with your fox 5 top five. >>> brian, in tonight's top five, fighting the -- [ inaudible ] number five, a new european study finds one hour daily exercise can help teens beat the effects the obesity gene [ inaudible ] scientists say they're learning how much diet and exercise can offset the inherited risk. so far the message for adolescence is to get moving with activities like sports. >>> number four, more benefits from breast feeding. research claims it can save lives and money of the the findings looked at what would happen if 90% of new mothers in the u.s. breast fed for six months. they found that 900 babies' lives would be saved and billions of dollars too. researchers believe it is because of antibodies in breast
that's the fine the government is slapping on toyota. it's the biggest penalty ever issued by the transportation department against a car company. the reason? toyota took too long to tell the government about the defective gas pedals. dot says toyota new about the recall but didn't issue till january. over to maureen umeh with your fox 5 top five. >>> brian, in tonight's top five, fighting the -- [ inaudible ] number five, a new european study finds one hour daily exercise can help...
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toyota has recalled more than 6 million vehicles in the u.s. because of acceleration problems. toyota says it has taken several steps to improve its communications with regulators and customers. >>> general motors says it will use a safety system on all of its cars that can prevent unintended acceleration. the automaker says all new vehicles worldwide will have the brake override system by 2012. the system reduces power when the driver steps on the break and the accelerator at the same time. >>> overseas stock markets are mixed this morning. tokyo's nikkei average fell 0.5% today. markets are closed in hong kong for a holiday. on wall street, the dow climbed 46 points yesterday. the nasdaq jumped 27 points. >>> home buyers appear to be racing to take advantage of a tax credit that expires at the end of this month. the number of people who agreed to buy a home rose in february, well above expectations. in addition to people capitalizing on the $8,000 credit for first-time buyers, many may be looking to close deals before mortgage rates rise. >>> the government has launched a new
toyota has recalled more than 6 million vehicles in the u.s. because of acceleration problems. toyota says it has taken several steps to improve its communications with regulators and customers. >>> general motors says it will use a safety system on all of its cars that can prevent unintended acceleration. the automaker says all new vehicles worldwide will have the brake override system by 2012. the system reduces power when the driver steps on the break and the accelerator at the same...
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toyota executives withheld information about accelerator problems. the company faces a $60 million fine for the cover-up. put a stance by the repairs it has made. a january e-mail stated, "we need to come clean." five days later, they recalled more than 2 million vehicles to address sticking accelerator pedals. ridership was up 4.3% during 2010, with the president of amtrak citing the improving economy and high fuel prices as factors. we have a warning for facebook and twitter users. a virus could ruin your computer. the virus is disguised as a message promising something like an interesting video or a look at provocative photos. the message appears to be sent from a facebook friend or printer follower. it will downloads i were to your computer, sending the same bogus message to your friends. if you owe money this year, you have some options come april 15. the irs will allow you to pay by credit card. you have to pay an ad in a straight jiffy to its third party in addition to your -- you have to pay an additional fee to a third party in addition to y
toyota executives withheld information about accelerator problems. the company faces a $60 million fine for the cover-up. put a stance by the repairs it has made. a january e-mail stated, "we need to come clean." five days later, they recalled more than 2 million vehicles to address sticking accelerator pedals. ridership was up 4.3% during 2010, with the president of amtrak citing the improving economy and high fuel prices as factors. we have a warning for facebook and twitter users....
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toyota says we understand the concerns there. we have publicly acknowledged on several kashgs that the company did a poor job of communicates during the period proceeding our recalls. we have taken a number of important steps to improve our communications. they say they're improving their communities and responsibility pentagon as quick as possibly to consumer concerns. this e-mail is going to get a lot of attention from americans who believe that toyota has been way too slow and knew way too early about what was going on with its gas pedals and this that it should have done something sooner. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the unrest in kyrgztan. >> virginia's governor says he made a mistake? what he's saying approximate the history month prom mags. plus. >> we miss you, we love you. please come home. your children miss you. >> police say the security camera video shows that that man in their investigation is not telling the truth. we're going to talk with a police officer who helped break this case. you're wat
toyota says we understand the concerns there. we have publicly acknowledged on several kashgs that the company did a poor job of communicates during the period proceeding our recalls. we have taken a number of important steps to improve our communications. they say they're improving their communities and responsibility pentagon as quick as possibly to consumer concerns. this e-mail is going to get a lot of attention from americans who believe that toyota has been way too slow and knew way too...
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toyota is about to get slapped with a big fine. toyota motors is accused by the transportation secretary ray lahood of knowingly hiding a dangerous defect for months, not taking action to protect the public and the united states government is seeking a fine against toyota for 16 -- let's see, $16.4 million. the accusation is that toyota hid this sticking pedal defect. they knew about it and hid it for months and as a result they should pay a fine. this is from the transportation secretary ray lahood. we've spoke spoken to our and drew napolitano and he says this is a small fine considering the damage caused. 2.3 million vehicles recalled and accusation people decide as a result but nothing has been found yet. the judge says they should pay it right away because it's a small fine and if they don't, the united states government will sue them to demand they pay $16.4 million, toyota motor company to the united states government as fine for not telling folks about the sticky pedals. >> the butler bulldogs in indiana tips off against to
toyota is about to get slapped with a big fine. toyota motors is accused by the transportation secretary ray lahood of knowingly hiding a dangerous defect for months, not taking action to protect the public and the united states government is seeking a fine against toyota for 16 -- let's see, $16.4 million. the accusation is that toyota hid this sticking pedal defect. they knew about it and hid it for months and as a result they should pay a fine. this is from the transportation secretary ray...
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the feds have slapped a $16.4 million fine on toyota. that's the biggest penalty ever issued by the transportation department against a car company. officials say toyota took too long to tell the government about those defective gas pedals and they knew about the problem back in september and didn't issue the recall until january. they have two weeks to either appeal the fine or pay up. >>> well if your home is on the market, you want to listen closely to the next guest. housing specialist steven fuller is back with an update on area home sales. steven, thank you for joining us and steven is the director for regional analysis for george mason university. and when you were here several weeks ago you talked about a new wave of foreclosures to come and what that could mean for people looking to buy with all of the foreclosed homes. is that still the same on a national basis, the outlook. >> the housing maet is much stronger today than it was two months ago. and the march data aren't out yet but we expect them to be quite good after a week a
the feds have slapped a $16.4 million fine on toyota. that's the biggest penalty ever issued by the transportation department against a car company. officials say toyota took too long to tell the government about those defective gas pedals and they knew about the problem back in september and didn't issue the recall until january. they have two weeks to either appeal the fine or pay up. >>> well if your home is on the market, you want to listen closely to the next guest. housing...
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. >>> well, there is new evidence this morning that toyota executives knew all about the accelerator problems with their vehicles and did nothing. it's an e-mail sent by a now retired toyota vice president before the big recall in january quoting now, we need to come clean, the time to hide on this one is over. we're not protecting our customers by keeping this quiet. of course we'll continue to follow that story for you. but now let's check out the weather this morning with dave price. boy, it was beautiful in many parts yesterday. some record breakers, too. >> did >>> 17 past the hour. that's our first look at your weather picture. guys? >> the whole city felt like a barbeque yesterday. >> i love it. bring on the sweat. >>> still ahead this morning, tiger woods back on tour for the first time in five months. we'll take you live it auguto a gusz take. >> also signs that the record low mortgage rates are over. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] as long as we're winding up our doing dials, let's wind 'em with precision. open our throttle to even more selection
. >>> well, there is new evidence this morning that toyota executives knew all about the accelerator problems with their vehicles and did nothing. it's an e-mail sent by a now retired toyota vice president before the big recall in january quoting now, we need to come clean, the time to hide on this one is over. we're not protecting our customers by keeping this quiet. of course we'll continue to follow that story for you. but now let's check out the weather this morning with dave...
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. >>> first toyota got hit with a record fine on monday. today another civil penalty could be in the works. the transportation department is now telling the automaker that the gas pedals have two different problems and could require two separate solutions to fix. toyota is already facing a $16 million fine for waiting too long to tell the government about those defective gas pedals. >>> a foreclosure fiasco for a georgia couple even though they're not behind on payments. a man legally bought their home at auction and then showed up with the papers. >> reporter: two days ago randy felt like the rug had been pulled out from under her. she found out her house had been sold and it wasn't even on the partial. >> on tuesday my husband was outside working on his truck. a guy came over to him and i think shook his hand and said hi, i just bought this house. so he's thinking to himself, yeah, right, you're joking. they rang the doorbell. i was on the phone. he rings the doorbell and my husband says to me, this guy is the new owner of this house. >>
. >>> first toyota got hit with a record fine on monday. today another civil penalty could be in the works. the transportation department is now telling the automaker that the gas pedals have two different problems and could require two separate solutions to fix. toyota is already facing a $16 million fine for waiting too long to tell the government about those defective gas pedals. >>> a foreclosure fiasco for a georgia couple even though they're not...
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toyota had failed to alert u.s. regulators even though the automaker was already busy addressing the sticky pedestrian tall problem in other countries and canada for about three months. he spoke about the disconnect between the u.s. and other countries a week ago at the inauguration of toyota's committee for global quality. >> because we are not perfect, we didn't share the experience we had in europe. we didn't know about it in north american. that's where we are putting these processes in place. we are looking for weak points, where we need to improve. that's why i believe the six points that toyoda has put upon us, his direction, is going to make us a stronger and better company. we have never said we were perfect. >> there is a broad effort to make sure that both companies in japan, in the u.s., those in europe are really talking together. if you have a problem in one group of cars, the chances are you may have a similar problem in another group. cnn did try to reach the author of the e-mail. the e-mail in the p
toyota had failed to alert u.s. regulators even though the automaker was already busy addressing the sticky pedestrian tall problem in other countries and canada for about three months. he spoke about the disconnect between the u.s. and other countries a week ago at the inauguration of toyota's committee for global quality. >> because we are not perfect, we didn't share the experience we had in europe. we didn't know about it in north american. that's where we are putting these processes...
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long before the massive recalls back when toyota enjoyed a spotless reputation for safety. a group of assembly workers in japan started growing concern. >> they wrote a warning letter to the ceo. deb, these employees saw exactly what was coming down the line? >> not only did they see what was coming but they tried to warn their bosses and their bosses didn't do anything about it. >> reporter: for 45 years, he worked the toyota factory in japan. he took pride in his work believing it was for the good of society. >> translator: it was a good life i had. >> reporter: in the last decade as demand for fuel efficient cars skyrocketed. they began to fear the company was dangerously cutting corners and compromising safety. so they took a risk. four years ago they wrote this letter voicing serious concerns about they saw as the move to cut cost outsource critical design work and limit car testing on new models and hire more workers they believed were less qualified. >> translator: workers without skill come in charge of making cars. as a result, naturally, the quality had to be comp
long before the massive recalls back when toyota enjoyed a spotless reputation for safety. a group of assembly workers in japan started growing concern. >> they wrote a warning letter to the ceo. deb, these employees saw exactly what was coming down the line? >> not only did they see what was coming but they tried to warn their bosses and their bosses didn't do anything about it. >> reporter: for 45 years, he worked the toyota factory in japan. he took pride in his work...
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an internal e-mail from a toyota pr executive urges colleagues to, in his words, come clean. about accelerator problems in the vehicles. he did so five days before the company announced a massive recall back in january. that e-mail was obtained by the associated press. irv miller is the executive who sent it and he since retired. in the note miller said he hoped toyota would not be put out of business while finding a solution to the accelerator problems. >>> a megger airline merger could be in the works. the associated press is reporting that united airlines and us airways are in talks about combining their operations. if that merger happens, the company would become the second biggest airline behind delta which merged with northwest back in 2008. the a.p. reports the combined company could cut its costs and compete better with delta. >>> new this morning, the international space station has a new walk-in closet. while you were sleeping, astronauts lifted the 13-ton cargo carrier from "discovery" and attached it to the space station. in the next few days they will unload a ne
an internal e-mail from a toyota pr executive urges colleagues to, in his words, come clean. about accelerator problems in the vehicles. he did so five days before the company announced a massive recall back in january. that e-mail was obtained by the associated press. irv miller is the executive who sent it and he since retired. in the note miller said he hoped toyota would not be put out of business while finding a solution to the accelerator problems. >>> a megger airline merger...
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a japanese executive was urging toyota executives to keep quiet. and that prompted an american toyota spokesman to pipe up, basically, to e-mail and say, hey, we need to come clean about these safety problems, not keep it under wraps. the time to hide on this is over. two weeks later, he wasn't working at toyota any more. >> wow! >> he resigned. of course they're saying, well, that was already planned. okay. but the e-mail again just five days before that massive recall, and this was obtained by the "l.a. times." toyota has no comment on the e-mail but repeated that they know they did a poor job of communicating and they have taken steps to better communicate in the future. >> yeah. hmm. this is our comment, hmm, okay. jen, thank you. >>> so rafer is there live at the masters. i don't know if we have a nice shot still. do we still have him up? it looked nice out there. the greens, look how pretty, right? but there's a storm coming! is it going to hit them? >> yeah, it is going to hit them. not this morning, though. all the morning tee times look pr
a japanese executive was urging toyota executives to keep quiet. and that prompted an american toyota spokesman to pipe up, basically, to e-mail and say, hey, we need to come clean about these safety problems, not keep it under wraps. the time to hide on this is over. two weeks later, he wasn't working at toyota any more. >> wow! >> he resigned. of course they're saying, well, that was already planned. okay. but the e-mail again just five days before that massive recall, and this...
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what does toyota have to say about it? >> well, they don't specifically respond to the document but they do say this, we have publicly acknowledged on several occasions that the company did a poor job of communicating during the period preceding our recent recall. so they are, again, admitting they have been less than forthcoming about some of this information. toyota has also been bragging in recent commercials about how well its cars are selling, but they failed to mention, jane, that to get those sales, the company has been selling cars at a huge discount, and offering major sales incentives such as zero prosecutors financing. i want to mention one other thing, irv miller, the man who wrote this document is no longer with toyota, he recently retired. jane: brian wilson in d.c. will bring us more as he gets it. thanks brian. >> you bet. jon: the u.s. and russia, reaching an agreement today on cutting nuclear weapons, and apparently they see eye to eye on the nuclear threat posed by iran. this agreement just today puts ad
what does toyota have to say about it? >> well, they don't specifically respond to the document but they do say this, we have publicly acknowledged on several occasions that the company did a poor job of communicating during the period preceding our recent recall. so they are, again, admitting they have been less than forthcoming about some of this information. toyota has also been bragging in recent commercials about how well its cars are selling, but they failed to mention, jane, that...
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thank you so much. >> another recall involving toyota. this time toyota recalling some 600,000 sienna mini vans over concerns with a spare tire carrier cable. they say the issue affects about, well, 1998 to 2010 vans. so more than a ten-year span. the problem could cause the spare tires to fall off, creating dangerous conditions for vehicles traveling behind. in the meantime, toyota says it is now confirmed a thaw in the lexus gx465. the auto maker ordered dealerships to stop selling it and is now looking for a fix. so far toyota has not announced a recall. >>> the pentagon is limiting information that it is releasing about the fort hood shoot to go lawmakers. robert gates says that the move is to avoid jeopardizing the suspect's prosecution and says the pentagon is not hiding anything. the senate homeland security committee is accusing the obama administration of stone walling its probe by failing to make officials available for interviews or to provide access to intelligence files. secretary gates says this prosecution of the suspect, m
thank you so much. >> another recall involving toyota. this time toyota recalling some 600,000 sienna mini vans over concerns with a spare tire carrier cable. they say the issue affects about, well, 1998 to 2010 vans. so more than a ten-year span. the problem could cause the spare tires to fall off, creating dangerous conditions for vehicles traveling behind. in the meantime, toyota says it is now confirmed a thaw in the lexus gx465. the auto maker ordered dealerships to stop selling it...
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late word coming in that toyota offering to fix 34,000 of the 2010 lexus possible roll over during sharp turn agreeing to pay a of 16 million dollars for not reporting problems with accelerator pedals on other vehicles. we return to on the record with greta. >> greta: ready for a switch up from health care, nuclear weapons and volcano clouds? jenna elfman is here to go on the record about her show "accidentally on purpose." a single woman becomes pregnant after a one nightstand. 8:30 p.m. on cbs. here's a sneak peek. >> i have the baby. >> really? >> you took so long i'm already pregnant with another one. >> here's your ice water. >> thank you. >> anything else i can get for you, dirty stranger? >> doctor, i'm so glad to see. >> i didn't need to see the rolling stones tonight. >> greta: jenna elfman joins us live from los angeles. nice to see you, welcome back to the show. i'm delight your show isn't opposite us. season finale. are you excited? is it sad to see the show close for the season? >> well, i'm very excited because it is a great episode. it has been a great season. and i'm very
late word coming in that toyota offering to fix 34,000 of the 2010 lexus possible roll over during sharp turn agreeing to pay a of 16 million dollars for not reporting problems with accelerator pedals on other vehicles. we return to on the record with greta. >> greta: ready for a switch up from health care, nuclear weapons and volcano clouds? jenna elfman is here to go on the record about her show "accidentally on purpose." a single woman becomes pregnant after a one nightstand....
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. >>> toyota is facing a record fine over safety problems. the government is proposing that the automaker be fined $16.4 million which is the largest amount allowed. toy is accused of hiding a dangerous defect, sticking gas pedals, that caused sudden acceleration and led to millions of recalls. the transportation department says toyota knew there was a safety problem in september but did not notify federal regulators about it until january. the company has two weeks to appeal the fine. >>> well, duke has won its fourth national college basketball championship. last night in the closing seconds, duke and butler fought for the lead and then as the clock ran down, butler's gordon hayward launched a buzzer beater that just missed. butler fans and the team is just stunned at the end of their cinderella run. duke says the win was the best championship game he has ever been in. >> i've been fortunate to be in eight national championship games and this was a classic. this wasest and the best one. >> the coach and the team no doubt celebrated as they
. >>> toyota is facing a record fine over safety problems. the government is proposing that the automaker be fined $16.4 million which is the largest amount allowed. toy is accused of hiding a dangerous defect, sticking gas pedals, that caused sudden acceleration and led to millions of recalls. the transportation department says toyota knew there was a safety problem in september but did not notify federal regulators about it until january. the company has two weeks to appeal the fine....
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. >> toyota recalling 600,000 minivans, core row from road salt could cause the spare tire carrier cable to fail and could separate and cause a road hazard to other cars. 2008 to again siennas. i'm marianne rafferty now back to on the record. >> greta: our next guest a democrat says his party could face a november disaster unless the party makes changes. what kind of changes? democratic pollster doug schoppe. you don't beat around the bush saying the health care bill is a disaster that doesn't leave much of a margin to play with for the democrats. what is going on come november? you say it is going to be a disaster. >> right now it will be if things don't change. we are looking at somewhere between 30 and 40 seats in the house, six to eight in the senate. there's a substantial defeat looming. >> greta: all right, let's look at some of these states. arkansas, senator blanche lincoln out, no chance? >> i think she is a distinct undoing running 8 to 10 points behind both leading republicans. >> greta: nevada and you and i probably differ a little in terms on whether or not senator harry rei
. >> toyota recalling 600,000 minivans, core row from road salt could cause the spare tire carrier cable to fail and could separate and cause a road hazard to other cars. 2008 to again siennas. i'm marianne rafferty now back to on the record. >> greta: our next guest a democrat says his party could face a november disaster unless the party makes changes. what kind of changes? democratic pollster doug schoppe. you don't beat around the bush saying the health care bill is a disaster...
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five days later, toyota recalled millions of vehicles with gas pedal problems. the executive later retired. >>> two big airlines, united and us airways are in merger talks this morning. cnbc's trish regan joins us with more. why the talks and why now? >> natalie, good morning. it is a very tough business model these days, the airline industry. the hope is that these two major airlines, if they were to combine, then they would be able to better compete in the global marketplace. specifically with delta northwest which of course merged. so it is kind of a hope that they would have that edge that they would gain from being such a big operation. but natalie, they've been down this road before in 2008. they tried to merge with continental. both of them did. they got a lot of opposition from the unions. once again that's going to be in the cards here. they'll have to get the unions on-board. >> trish regan at the new york stock exchange, thank you. >>> police in afghanistan say they have arrested five would-be suicide bombers. it was the biggest suicide team ever caug
five days later, toyota recalled millions of vehicles with gas pedal problems. the executive later retired. >>> two big airlines, united and us airways are in merger talks this morning. cnbc's trish regan joins us with more. why the talks and why now? >> natalie, good morning. it is a very tough business model these days, the airline industry. the hope is that these two major airlines, if they were to combine, then they would be able to better compete in the global marketplace....
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toyota will continue to offer most of its big incentives through april. according to published reports, renault, nissan and daimler will partner on small vehicles. u.s./brazil, billions in subsidies paid to american cotton farmers. >>> for more on today's market moves let's head back to the floor of the new york stock exchange where they are standing by. i hear you say we are going to hit 1200 for s&p 500 next week and 13 by september. what are your predictions. >> the only thing that truly worked are technicals. off to the 1044 on the downside we bounced off that level. that's all that has been ringing sounding true for the marketplace. technicals fundamentals look good but technicals are what they are basing their opinions to buy and sell the market on. grinding higher, volume is light. i think it's going to continue having 1200 next week, middle of may s&p. >> how about dow, is it a resistance point? >> of course it is. i don't trade based on the dow, i'm more focused on s&p. 11,000 is the resistance point. we should obviously over take that if we're m
toyota will continue to offer most of its big incentives through april. according to published reports, renault, nissan and daimler will partner on small vehicles. u.s./brazil, billions in subsidies paid to american cotton farmers. >>> for more on today's market moves let's head back to the floor of the new york stock exchange where they are standing by. i hear you say we are going to hit 1200 for s&p 500 next week and 13 by september. what are your predictions. >> the only...
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. >>> another sign the global recall isn't hurting toyota in the showroom. >>> and at the bottom of the hour, rand paul, son of republican congressman ron paul, he's running for u.s. senate in kentucky. he's also a doctor. he'll tell us why he rejects obama care. first, todd santos with a check of the weather. >> hello there, mika. good morning, guys. looks like a much better morning across the east coast, especially the northeast where the last few days we've been talking about the flooding, which is still ongoing. many rivers still, again, well out of their banks, especially the patuxet river in rhode island. at least this morning looking at cool temperatures giving way to clear skies in and around the new york city area. a few thin clouds heading for sunshine this afternoon. a pretty nice picture. d.c. making a run at the 8 80-degree mark. this afternoon, beautiful all the way down to central and southern florida. we'll be back with more. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by star bucks. ♪ [ male announcer ] the cadillac laurel sales event. featuring the all-new srx. ♪ with ava
. >>> another sign the global recall isn't hurting toyota in the showroom. >>> and at the bottom of the hour, rand paul, son of republican congressman ron paul, he's running for u.s. senate in kentucky. he's also a doctor. he'll tell us why he rejects obama care. first, todd santos with a check of the weather. >> hello there, mika. good morning, guys. looks like a much better morning across the east coast, especially the northeast where the last few days we've been...
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. >>> toyota is recalling another vehicle, this time it is the sienna minivan because of rusty spare tire holders. the latest recall covers 600,000 siennas with two wheel drive from model years 1998 to 2010. toyota says rust from road salt can cause the cable that holds the spare tire to break, allowing the tire to fall off. >>> it's about 14 after the hour. here is lonnie quinn this morning with a first check of the weather. good morning, lonnie. >> now, betty, if memory serves me correctly, you're a texan girl. >> that's right. >> the reason i'm talking about texas that's write shere i see toughest weather. this low pressure system is perfectly positioned to pull in all kinds of gulf moisture. so we're talking a lot of rain there. and we're talking about maybe two to four inches and flash flood watches in effect. now, elsewhere, we have a low pressure system for the northeast. what does that mean for you? scattered showers kind of off again, on again. not as pretty as last weekend. but also the whole weekend is not a washout and look at this, colorado, snow? springtime skiing, a fo
. >>> toyota is recalling another vehicle, this time it is the sienna minivan because of rusty spare tire holders. the latest recall covers 600,000 siennas with two wheel drive from model years 1998 to 2010. toyota says rust from road salt can cause the cable that holds the spare tire to break, allowing the tire to fall off. >>> it's about 14 after the hour. here is lonnie quinn this morning with a first check of the weather. good morning, lonnie. >> now, betty, if...
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. >> more trouble for toyota. another fine from the federal government. courtney regan joins us now live with more on this story. >> yes toyota may be facing additional fines on top of that $16.4 million imposed by the government last week for taking too long for notifying regulators. the ntsb may seek more penalties because toyota said the pedals had two separate defects. it's costing more to fill up your car. regular unleaded up four cents to national average of $2.85. analysts say retailers are passing on more of the costs of higher price oil to consumers. a school in michigan is putting its money where its mouth is. lansing community college is so convinced that there are jobs that it's offering a money back guarantee. if you show good faith effort and still can't find a full time job within a year of graduating you will get a refund. >> lansing admissions will go up? >> you would think so. >> courtney regan, thank you. >>> 6:51 right now. storm center 4 is where we fine chuck bell with the sort of forecast we like to hear about. >> absolutely right.
. >> more trouble for toyota. another fine from the federal government. courtney regan joins us now live with more on this story. >> yes toyota may be facing additional fines on top of that $16.4 million imposed by the government last week for taking too long for notifying regulators. the ntsb may seek more penalties because toyota said the pedals had two separate defects. it's costing more to fill up your car. regular unleaded up four cents to national average of $2.85. analysts...
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. >>> federal regulators are considering a second fine against toyota for failing to notify the government about defective accelerators in a timely manner. they say because the accelerator pedals involved in the recall exhibited two separate defects, two separate remedies may be necessary. toyota has already been fined a record $16.4 million. >>> a senator charles schumer's taking aim at airlines charging a fee for carry-on luggage calling the idea a slap in the face to travelers. the new york lawmaker is asking the treasury department to rule that carry-ons are a travel necessity which would make them exempt from extra fees. schumer says if the treasury department fails to act, he plans to introduce legislation. he thinks people have to take their medicine, that sort of thing, it's sort of crucial they're allowed to take big carry-ons. >> it could set a precedent if this goes forward. >> people are going to start shoving stuff under the seat now, it will be a mess. >>> here's your monday forecast. another stormy day out west. heavy rain from l.a. to sacramento. 2 feet of snow in the sierr
. >>> federal regulators are considering a second fine against toyota for failing to notify the government about defective accelerators in a timely manner. they say because the accelerator pedals involved in the recall exhibited two separate defects, two separate remedies may be necessary. toyota has already been fined a record $16.4 million. >>> a senator charles schumer's taking aim at airlines charging a fee for carry-on luggage calling the idea a slap in the face to...
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when gm was going under the most people felt the unions had too much and they should have been like toyota workers. these were people who would have been union workers in another day and time. as to the same they wanted benefits -- instead of saying they wanted those benefits, they said they would restrain the country. i think the unions have to reintroduce themselves. most people do not know anything about unions except public employee unions like the one that i work for. bair into the benefits and health care. they resent that as well because we're not giving anything to them. somehow, you have to bring in the old history. i was an intern at the united mine workers in the 1970's. it was great. you have to make it relevant to people today. their idea of a union worker is someone on an assembly line, a white guy in his 50s. you have to make it relevant to young people who work for different places. you have to be on facebook and twitter. you need to make the democrats look like they're respecting you. johnson was always talking with someone else. he did not do anything without checking wit
when gm was going under the most people felt the unions had too much and they should have been like toyota workers. these were people who would have been union workers in another day and time. as to the same they wanted benefits -- instead of saying they wanted those benefits, they said they would restrain the country. i think the unions have to reintroduce themselves. most people do not know anything about unions except public employee unions like the one that i work for. bair into the...
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automakers were down with toyota and honda both dropping nearly 2% while mazda plummeted over 4%. electronics faired no better with bellwether sony dropping over 4%. core machinery orders fell more than 5% in february. it came as a negative sprees as the market forecast had been for growth. real estate shares were sluggish. data shows that the office vacancy rate in central tokyo hit a record high of 8.75% in march. bucking the trend was fuji electric holdings. shares rose to a year-to-date high after nikkei reported that large scale tests of next generation smart gifts grids involving some 5,000 households are set to begin this fiscal year. that's all from tokyo, the nikkei business report. back to you, christine. >> thank you very much for that. nicole, i bet there's an interesting story coming up after this. >> there's one that happens at 1:42 p.m. eastern time. i bet you know, actually, christine. tiger woods, yes, returns to professional golf, teeing off at the masters. we're going to go live to augusta. >>> tiger, i am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. i w
automakers were down with toyota and honda both dropping nearly 2% while mazda plummeted over 4%. electronics faired no better with bellwether sony dropping over 4%. core machinery orders fell more than 5% in february. it came as a negative sprees as the market forecast had been for growth. real estate shares were sluggish. data shows that the office vacancy rate in central tokyo hit a record high of 8.75% in march. bucking the trend was fuji electric holdings. shares rose to a year-to-date...
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drug safety regulations, discriminatory practices in the health- insurance industry, and the recent toyota a sudden unintended acceleration problem. two years ago, i saw an opportunity to finally enact health care with the election of a new president. thank president obama and speaker pelosi for finally making health care reform and reality in this country. perhaps the thing i am most proud of over 18 years is helping you, my friends, my neighbors, and my constituents. my staff and i have helped tens of thousands of constituents resolve problems and cut through red tape, problems such as helping secure benefits through the veterans or social security administration, or helping with a tax problem at the irs, or securing the middle of a service member who valiantly served our country. we have helped people secure local mail delivery service, and obtain the funds to weatherize their homes. these may seem like small things, but to me and my staff, they are some of the most important things we do. i want to thank the members of my staff. but here in northern michigan and in washington, d.c. som
drug safety regulations, discriminatory practices in the health- insurance industry, and the recent toyota a sudden unintended acceleration problem. two years ago, i saw an opportunity to finally enact health care with the election of a new president. thank president obama and speaker pelosi for finally making health care reform and reality in this country. perhaps the thing i am most proud of over 18 years is helping you, my friends, my neighbors, and my constituents. my staff and i have...
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labs, food and drug safety, discriminatory practices in the health insurance industry, and the recent toyota sudden unintended acceleration problems. but two years ago, i saw of the opportunity to finally enact health care with the election of a new president. i thank president barack obama and speaker pelosi for finally making health care and reality in this country. while legislative accomplishments have been a significant part of my career, perhaps the thing i am most proud of over 18 years is helping you, my friend, my neighbors, and my constituents. my staff and i have helped tens of thousands of constituents resolve problems and cut through the red tape, problems such as helping secure benefits through the band -- through the veterans or social security administration, or helping with a tax problem at the irs, or securing the middle of a service member who badly served our country. we help people obtain passports, secure local mail delivery service, and obtained funds to weatherize their homes to save money. these may seem like little things, but to me and my staff, there are some of t
labs, food and drug safety, discriminatory practices in the health insurance industry, and the recent toyota sudden unintended acceleration problems. but two years ago, i saw of the opportunity to finally enact health care with the election of a new president. i thank president barack obama and speaker pelosi for finally making health care and reality in this country. while legislative accomplishments have been a significant part of my career, perhaps the thing i am most proud of over 18 years...
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. >>> new potential trouble for toyota today as it works to rebuild its reputation. "consumer reports" gave the new lexus gx 460 suv a rare "don't buy" safety risk" label. today toyota will duplicate a test to determine if appropriate steps need to be taken. toyota recently recalled 8 million vehicles worldwide for vehicles linked to unintended acceleration and braking problems. >>> now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> coming up tonight, our popular "making a difference" segment. it is about haiti. an american doctor who since the quake has been treating victims almost non-stop. she's working to save the hospital damaged in the quake. her story tonight on "nightly news." natalie, for now, back to you. >> thank you, brian. 8:04 right now. let's go back outside to matt and meredith. or >>> good tuesday morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. one or two little slivers of sunshine getting through. otherwise a mostly cloudy sky hangs overhead. most of the light rain for now is centered up across southern pennsyl
. >>> new potential trouble for toyota today as it works to rebuild its reputation. "consumer reports" gave the new lexus gx 460 suv a rare "don't buy" safety risk" label. today toyota will duplicate a test to determine if appropriate steps need to be taken. toyota recently recalled 8 million vehicles worldwide for vehicles linked to unintended acceleration and braking problems. >>> now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on...
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labs, food and drug safety, discriminatory practices in the health insurance industry, and the recent toyota sudden unintended acceleration problems. but two years ago, i saw of the opportunity to finally enact health care with the election of a new president. i thank president barack obama and speaker pelosi for finally making health care and reality in this country. while legislative accomplishments have been a significant part of my career, perhaps the thing i am most proud of over 18 years is helping you, my friend, my neighbors, and my constituents. my staff and i have helped tens of thousands of constituents resolve problems and cut through the red tape, problems such as helping secure benefits through the band -- through the veterans or social security administration, or helping with a tax problem at the irs, or securing the middle of a service member who badly served our country. we help people obtain passports, secure local mail delivery service, and obtained funds to weatherize their homes to save money. these may seem like little things, but to me and my staff, there are some of t
labs, food and drug safety, discriminatory practices in the health insurance industry, and the recent toyota sudden unintended acceleration problems. but two years ago, i saw of the opportunity to finally enact health care with the election of a new president. i thank president barack obama and speaker pelosi for finally making health care and reality in this country. while legislative accomplishments have been a significant part of my career, perhaps the thing i am most proud of over 18 years...
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. >> compare the lack of outrage to this to the crescendo of outrage over toyota's brake problem. >> exactly. you take consumer product safety commission, one person, one kid gets -- dies, it's a real tragedy. but these things happen again and again. >> that's to mike's point it's a middle class problem. >> we're talking priuses. >> come on. >> unfortunately, in some ways it's a powerless group down there. the coal powers have enormous power and the president hassed is for a report from federal officials next week. speaking of president, right now he is back on his way -- way back from a high profile trip to the czech capital of prague. earlier today he attended a bilateral meeting with the czech prime minister and medvedev on the heels of yesterday's historic signing of the strategic arms treaty with russia that reduces the number of strategic nuclear weapons by one-third, a step towards obama's world of a world without nuclear weapons. the president is expected to arrive back in the u.s. later in afternoon. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has canceled his trip to washi
. >> compare the lack of outrage to this to the crescendo of outrage over toyota's brake problem. >> exactly. you take consumer product safety commission, one person, one kid gets -- dies, it's a real tragedy. but these things happen again and again. >> that's to mike's point it's a middle class problem. >> we're talking priuses. >> come on. >> unfortunately, in some ways it's a powerless group down there. the coal powers have enormous power and the president...
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the automaker fared much worse than ford and toyota. gm did say that it sees a strong chance of returning to profitability this year. meanwhile, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is sounding more upbeat about the country's economic outlook speaking in texas today. he said it's his best guess that economic conditions will continue to imfloouf year and added that growth will be strong enough to slowly reduce the unemployment rate, but he cautioned we're not out of the woods yet. tomorrow we'll get the weekly jobless claims report. analysts expect little change from last week for americans filing for first-time benefits. >> appreciate it, steph. thank you. ju . >>> just when you thought flying couldn't get more expensive, another airline plans another fee. spirit an line plans to charge for carry-on bags. $45 if you pay at the gate. $30 if you plan and pay in advance. members of the their club can get discounts. personal items like purses and laptops that fit under the seat will still be free and you can still wear your shoes and all t
the automaker fared much worse than ford and toyota. gm did say that it sees a strong chance of returning to profitability this year. meanwhile, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke is sounding more upbeat about the country's economic outlook speaking in texas today. he said it's his best guess that economic conditions will continue to imfloouf year and added that growth will be strong enough to slowly reduce the unemployment rate, but he cautioned we're not out of the woods yet. tomorrow...